. >> it was ten years ago when president george w bush announced the start of the u-s lead coalition attack on iraq. the first two tomahawk missiles launched from basra back on march 20th, 2003. for a night of shock and awe. since then. the world witnessed the fall and execution of saddam hussein. with thousands of military, and iraqui families losing loved ones in the war. along with trillions of dollars spent. all echoed in the >> today, many of those war veterans have come back to the u-s. only to find themselves struggling with civilian life. but there is hope. joining us this morning is a bay area marine. mike liguori. he's spent two tours in iraq and now helps veterans with their careers, and writes about veterans issues in his book, the sand box, stories of human spirit and war. welcome. the more you start to realize that the book unfolds. you start to realize that people are actually going to read your darkest secrets. overall it was apelike changing experience for me. it started when i was a sophomore in college. there was a summer where i got bored. i always want to read a